WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH – Working around the clock has paid off for the Army Corps of Engineers’ sand dredging project at Wrightsville Beach. The project is done a week ahead of schedule… [mappress] Source:news14,March 4,2010
The use of larger vessels, construction of new ports, an increased focus on coastal shipping, inland transportation and government support are likely to drive demand for both capital and maintenance dredging… [mappress] Source: Money Life, March 3, 2010;
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s proposals for a Thames Estuary airport looked set to remain a fantasy after its champion and civil engineer Douglas Oakervee this week pulled out of feasibility discussions… Source: New Civil Engineer, March 2, 2010
Broward County’s seaport is undertaking a $2 billion expansion to prepare for an expected increase in cargo, fuel and cruise passenger traffic over the next 20 years, a massive investment that will help rev up the economy and create jobs in the area, Port Everglades Director Phil Allen said… [mappre
According to a press release sent to Alaska Beat by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Knik Construction of Anchorage has been awarded a $31.9 million contract to build a harbor for the Aleutian island of Akutan. This project is separate from the recently reported $75 million… [mappr
Redoubling their efforts to protect South Jersey’s environment, Governor Chris Christie and Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Bob Martin today joined forces with U.S. Representative Rob Andrews and state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney to oppose the Army Corps of Enginee
Looking out from streets on the edges of Venice, it is impossible to ignore the dark forms that dot the city’s lagoon. Dredging machines idle like large mechanical birds in the middle of calm water, auguring the development that Italian officials and the Port Authority argue will transform Venice… [
MYRTLE BEACH — The director at the port of Georgetown said the dredging situation there is now bad enough that the port turns away cargo and diverts it to Charleston… [mappress] Source: The Post and Courier, March 1, 2010;
Calcutta: Bengal’s clarion call for a new deepwater port in the state was heard by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today when he announced the construction of a port at Sagar Island. [mappress] Source:telegraphindia,February 28,2010;
Port Otago’s up to $100 million plans for deepening 13km of the its shipping channel is its largest single capital expenditure project. Dredging began in 1866 and has since removed about 34 million cubic metres of spoil. [mappress] Source:odt,February 26,2010;
AVALON–While coastal storms continue to pound on already battered beaches, Avalon and Sea Isle City are moving forward on an emergency beach fill project. The Avalon Borough Council awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Illinois for it’s bid of $10.406 million. [mappress] Sour
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority signed an agreement with Harbour Centre Port Terminal Inc. to develop an area here into a modern industrial port and logistics hub. [mappress] Source:manilastandardtoday,February 26,2010;
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited the Port of Houston Authority Monday to see how $98.8 million in stimulus funding is benefiting the local economy and helping make the Houston Ship Channel more accessible to bigger laden ships. [mappress] Source:chron,February 26,2010;
Wrightsville Beach has been virtually transformed into a construction zone. As of Tuesday, Feb. 23, the beach renourishment project had nearly reached Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. [mappress] Source:luminanews,February 26,2010;
